Egg carrier



Aug. 28, 1923. 1,466,326

W. M. WIRE G CARRIER 4 Filed Dec. 2, 1921 2 Sheets-Sheet 1 Aug. 28', 1923.

' W. M. WIRE 'EGG CARRIER 2 mam-sheet z Filed Deo. 2,

.nef M w Patented ug. 28,119.23.

narran seras i testare f `,WEsitEri/I.'WIRE, or NnwBEa-G, OREGON.

EGG CARRIER.

Application filed December 2, 1921. Serial No.l 519,399.

To all whom t may concern.;

Be it known that I, VVnsLEY M. WIRE, a citizen of the United States, anda resident of Newberg, Yamhill County, State of Oregon, have invented a new and luseful linprovementin Egg Carriers, of which the Vfollowing is a specification. l

My invention relates to improvements in egg carriers adapted for shipment by parcel post. One of the main objects of my invention is to provide a device'iof this character which may be economically constructed,'and put together with minimum labor, and of such a nature as toeiiiciently protect the eggs from being broken by the handling of the carrier in shipping and in transit.

Another purpose of my invention is to adapt my carrier to carry the eggs in as compact a parcel as possible. YI attain my purpose by constructing my carrier of a collapsible outer case having telescopic inwardly foldable top and bottom ends, and providing an egg tray, or preferably two egg trays arranged inverted to each other, in said outer case.V I further make each tray collapsible, so that each tray is adapted to hold one-half of the quantity of eggs to be packed in my carrier;v and said telescopic foldable ends of the outer case, when pressed in, constitute individual egg spacing cells holding the eggs apart in their tray'.

The above mentionedfeatures and others incidental thereto are hereinafter fully described, reference being had to the accompanying drawings, in which:

Fig. l is a side elevation of my improved 0g carrier, showing the same in its asseme bled position ready for shipment;

Fig. 2 is a plan View ofthe same with party of the top broken away, to show details of construction Fig. 3 is a vertical section taken approximately on line 3 3 of Fig. 2; this view illustrates the manner in which the eggs are yieldingly held in their protected position; the top end being shown partially collapsed;

Fig. 4 is a view of the blank fromwhich the outer case is made; the broken lines of this ligure indicating creases;

Fig. 5 is a view showing the blank vfrom which one of the trays upon which the eggs rest is made the full lines indicating cuts, and the broken lines creases;

- Fig. 6 is a view similar to Fig. 5, showing 55 the developmentV of one ofthe end covers of the case; and f Fig. 7 is a plan view of the resilient partition placedl between the adjacent .bottoms of the inverted trays. K I

The outer case a, consists of a rectangular piece of card-board, creased along vthe lines a, a2, a3, a4, and provided at one end with extension portions Z9, The creases: are so made that'when the ends of the rectangular 65 pieces arel brought together 'the structure will be `,in the form ofva hexagonal 4right prism. The extension members,] c, pro-l vide a place for stapling, as atl c', in Figs.

l and 2. rI lhe creased lines a, a2 will sepa- 7e rate the lateral facesd, while the creased lines a3, at will adapt the portionsabove and below the lateral faces Z to rbe'folded and tclescoped inwardly to `form' the pyramid shaped partitions e (see Figs. 2 andv 3) 75 which separate the eggs. Two trays f (the development of which is shown in Fig. 5) have their edges provided with slits j, f2, f3 and creases f, The hexagon bound by the creases forms the bottom of the tray, S0. the sides f of the` tray being inclined'towards the bottom and held together by the interlocking slits f, f2. Theset-up tray is shown in side elevation in Fig. 3, and in this particular structure is adapted to hold six eggs. c The partition g consists of ar hexagonal piece preferably consisting of two sheets having an intermediate vcorrugated portion rendering this portion yielding. Said partition g is made with a central hole g which makes it more easily removable. The top and bottom covers h (see Fig. 6) are creased along the lines i, the hexagon included by these lines being adapted to it snugly over the ends of the box. The side members h2 may then be folded laterally and the whole structure securely tied. l

The box is packed as follows: The trays are placed with adjacent bottoms separated 10o by the partitions e; six eggs are then placed in the tray (illustrated 'in Fig. 3) the top. is then folded and telescoped inward to the position shown in Fig. 2. The pyramid shaped portions, e, will work their vertices y up between the adjacent eggs, thereby spacing these eggs apart. One of the covers 7i is then placed over this top portion and the whole structure `turned over to the position shown in ll'ig. which places the filler tray inan inverted positionand the einpty tray in an upright position. The latter is then iilled, the top Yportion of the boxV placed within said outer casing; said creased portion oic the top ot' Ythe outer casing,' when inwardly folded and teleseoped, providing a plurality of radially a ranged individual cells, Spacing the eggs in the tray apart.

#2. An egg carrier comprising an outer ease provided with vtop and bottom ends having creasings arranged to adapt said ends to loe toldedY and telescoped inward, and an egg holding tray placed at eac-h end of said outer case and within `the said inwardly oldalile and telescopie ends',r the trays being arranged invertefl to each other, and said ends of the outer case, when inwaidly folded' and telescoped, providing aV cells spacin plurality of radially arranged individual eel-ls spacing the eggs in the trays a aart.

in egg carrier comprising a collapsilile outer ease provided with top and bote toni` endsy having Vereasi'ngs YarrangedY to adapt said ends to be folded and teleseoped inward, and an egg` holding collapsibleV tray placed at each end of said outer case and within the saidinwardly ifoldaole and telescopic ends, the trays being arranged inverted to each other7 and said ends or the outer case, when inwardly folded and telescoped, providing` a plurality oi' radially arranged individualacells spacing the in the trays apart.

egg carrier Comprising a collapsible outer ease provided with top'and hottomends-V having ereasings arranged to adapt said ends to he folded and tel ecp-ed inward, and eggholding collapsible tr: placed at each end oi said outer case and within thesaidinwardly ioldable and telescopic ends, the egg trays heingarranged inverted to each' other,` and a resilient partition located between said egg holdinsi trays; saidl ends ofthe outer case7 when iawardly folded YandY telescoped, providin a plurality or radially arranged individual the eggs in the trays apart.

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